Hi Ed,
Before deciding on what foot MIDI controller board to go with, be sure
to also check out the GORDIUS Little Giant 2! I personally switched to
the LG2 for portability reasons and to save money; I have used three
Beheringer pedals and learned that they last about three years, so if
planning to play for more than three years the more expensive LG2 will
be less expensive in the long run. It is way smaller and lighter and
allow more switches/pedals including the option of four additional
analog expression pedals and/or on/off/momentary switches.
http://www.gordius.be/midi-footcontroller-lg.phpAs for the SoftStep I was very excited with it at the projecting stage
when reading the specifications but I withdraw my pre order as the
release was almost half a year delayed. I was afraid that a company
that misses proper scheduling that far may not succeed very well with
their pre release product testing and I don't want to sacrifice my
musical ambitions and booked concerts to become an unpaid beta tester.
So the Gordius was the only player left for me and I can only say I'm
very happy with it. If you get ono, be sure to set up a bootcamp
Windows partition on your MBPro so you can run the Windows only (Mac
version coming, but who knows when...) to manage your Gordius banks
efficiently.
Greetings from Sweden
Per Boysen
www.boysen.se
www.perboysen.com
www.looproom.com internet music hub
On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Ed Durbrow <edurbrow@sea.plala.or.jp> wrote:
I'm trying to decide on which to buy: SoftStep or Behringer 1010. I plan on
buying a MacBook Pro and run Mobius, Logic and Digital Performer on it. I'm
hoping to create a very portable system, something I can carry on the train
with a guitar and lute. Of course the SS is appealing because of the size
and capabilities. The 1010 could be strapped to the guitar if need be, but
smaller is better, I think, for portability. I just got the Korg Nano
Kontrol, Pad & Key. These are obviously small enough.
My dilemma, and I cannot emphasize this enough, is I am patience-challenged
and it is getting worse with age. I am struggling to learn Logic now, but it
is not too terrible because it is, well, logical (and I have 25 years
experience using Performer). I got pretty frustrated with the Boss RC-2, so
that will give you an idea of my threshold. My question: Is the SoftStep
ready for prime-time? There are so many appealing things about it, I want it
to be a winner. However, from some of the reviews I've read and what Adam
said, I'm afraid it might be a recipe for frustration for me. I'm just a
beginner with looping.
